Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sawyer, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sawyer and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sawyer
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Sawyer:
- 41.885497, -86.589746
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Sawyer
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Berrien County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Berrien County
- Since Sawyer is near LaPorte County and also Saint Joseph County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for LaPorte County
- eBird sighting report for Saint Joseph County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Sawyer ...
We found eighteen communities that share the name Sawyer.
Within Michigan, the name Sawyer is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Idaho
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- New Mexico
- Cibola County
- This Sawyer is located in Cibola County and lies 1,253 miles [2,016.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Sawyer that is located in Berrien County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cibola County community of Sawyer.
- Valencia County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Valencia County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Valencia County community of Sawyer.
- New York
- Allegany County
- This Sawyer is located in Allegany County and lies 436 miles [701.7 km]<1> to the east of the Sawyer that is located in Berrien County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Sawyer.
- Niagara County
- This Sawyer is located in Niagara County and lies 402 miles [647 km] to the east northeast of the Sawyer that is located in Berrien County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Niagara County community of Sawyer.
- Orleans County
- This Sawyer is located in Orleans County and lies 439 miles [706.5 km] to the east northeast of the Sawyer that is located in Berrien County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orleans County community of Sawyer.
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Oklahoma
- Washington
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sawyer ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Birchwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Gordon Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Beach
- Gordon Beach is located in Berrien County
- Hills Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Corners
- Hills Corners is located in Berrien County
- Hooks Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hooks Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks Corner
- Hooks Corner is located in Berrien County
- Lakeview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Rosemary Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosemary Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemary Beach
- Rosemary Beach is located in Berrien County
- Snow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Three Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Oaks
- Three Oaks is located in Berrien County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,540 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Three Oaks <5>
- Union Pier
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Pier have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Pier
- Union Pier is located in Berrien County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union Pier <5>
- Waverland Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverland Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverland Beach
- Waverland Beach is located in Berrien County
How Far From Sawyer to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Sawyer to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sawyer and extending to:
- Saint Joseph, which is the Seat of Berrien County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sawyer to Saint Joseph, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 119 miles [191.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 542 miles [872.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,143 miles [9,886.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,880 miles [11,072.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,762 miles [7,663.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sawyer. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sawyer) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sawyer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8855, Longitude: -86.5897 |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sawyer, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Sawyer could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <7> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Sawyer to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.746 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.547 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.05 degrees. |